2023 School Rugby

[Stargazer]

Another very close game:

Palmerston North BHS 19 - 20 Southland BHS

[Stargazer]

So a Blues v South Island final in the boys' Top 4 and a Chiefs v Hurricanes final in the girls' Top 4.

Not too surprised, because Tauranga BC and Palmy BHS were the 3rd and 4th Super 8 team.

[Bovidae]

PNBHS losing to a SI team, at home. The shame.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Haha, yeah. I actually thought Palmy were the better team, but a few times they were just too impatient and then finished a great passage of play with a terrible pass that went either straight to an opposition player or into touch. I didn't watch the game closely, but I think Palmy Boys' also scored more tries than SBHS and SBHS basically won it thanks to the boot of their kicker (incl penalty kicks).

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer Was it their yr 11 player?

Definitely an upset.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae I don't know. I haven't looked at the team line-ups.

[JK]

Gee Westlake are going well at the moment sportwise.
First XV in to the final
First XI just football team just won the nationals this arvo
Badminton team 2nd in the nationals yesterday

First XI cricket were Auckland champs too

[Stargazer]

Today's schedule is a bit counter-intuitive:

FINALS

Hine Pounamu Trophy – Girls 1st XV

3rd/4th
Sunday 3 September 2023 - 10.15am:
Mount Albert Grammar School v Christchurch GHS

FINAL
Sunday 3 September 2023 - 12.40pm:
Hamilton GHS v MANUKURA

Barbarians Cup - Boys 1st XV

3rd/4th
Sunday 3 September 2023 - 11.45pm:
Palmerston North BHS vTauranga BC

FINAL
Sunday 3 September 2023 - 10.30am:
Westlake BHS v Southland BHS

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[Stargazer]

Christchurch Girls' finish 3rd:

Mount Albert Grammar School 5 - 15 Christchurch GHS

[KiwiMurph]

Jimmy Taylor the Southland Boys fullback has an impressive boot

[taniwharugby]

@KiwiMurph liked the Westlake centre and the Southland 8 best...

Looked like the wind picked up the 2nd half too

SBHS champs

[Stargazer]

Southland Boys' are the Top 4 Boys' champions!

Westlake BHS 29 - 32 Southland BHS

[KiwiMurph]

@taniwharugby commentators said the Westlake centre and captain James Cameron was heading south - I presume to Crusaders.

[Stargazer]

Very convincing win for Manukura, who are the Top 4 Girls' champions!

Hamilton GHS 0 - 31 Manukura

[Stargazer]

Palmy Boys' finished 3rd in the Boys' Top 4.

Tauranga BHS 24 - 31 Palmerston North BHS

[Smudge]

@Stargazer Final was early so SBHS could get back home tonight.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02aokcJwAgp9qzeeB34FixMXmGgu7g8pHpa9msEPtB96eCiMPZbR8qy9ejYxqmrbHMl&id=100057649800961&mibextid=2JQ9oc

[JK]

Only watched WBHS vs Southland but another really good close game. Similar to all 3 Westlake games I watched of late. Gutted the westlake lads couldnt get it done this year. Another very good season and only 1 loss for the year.

[SouthernMann]

Who from the Southland set up looks like they could have a future? The Muliaina boys? The young Rutledge who missed the final, the second five who scored a stormer. Then there is Jimmy Taylor, the 16-year-old fullback and younger brother of Jack and Harry Taylor. Here is hoping some of these lads get themselves into the professional arena.

[Bovidae]

I was surprised to see that SBHS won the final. Quite the achievement, and the first SI school to win since CBHS in 2006.

It will be interesting to see how many of their players make the NZ Schools and Barbarians squads.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Yeah, doing well at the Top 4 doesn't guarantee getting into the schools' squads, as Hastings Boys' found out in previous years.